Nigeria’s Katsina school abduction: Boko Haram says it took the students

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The Islamist militant group's leader Abubakar Shekau says it opposes Western education.

Jean Sseninde: Battling prejudice to develop women’s football in South Sudan

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Ex-Uganda international Jean Sseninde is aiming to develop women's football in South Sudan but knows prejudice is just one obstacle she faces.

Senegal’s Dakar Fashion Week: The catwalk in a baobab forest

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Held outside because of the pandemic, a fashion show in Senegal embraces the environmental message.

Nigeria’s Katsina school abduction: How Usama escaped the kidnappers

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Usama Aminu describes his ordeal as he managed to escape the mass kidnapping in Nigeria's Katsina school.

Nigeria’s Katsina school abduction: ‘How I escaped my kidnappers’

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A student who escaped after gunmen raided an all-boys school in Nigeria speaks to the BBC.

PDC World Darts Championship: Dancing Devon Petersen putting Africa on the darts map

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South Africa's Devon Petersen says he is now better known for his darts ability than his dancing skills.

Sudan’s listing as sponsor of terrorism ended by US

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Sudan has agreed to pay $335m to US victims of terror and has normalised relations with Israel.

Ambrose Dlamini: Eswatini’s PM dies after testing positive for Covid-19

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The country's government says Ambrose Dlamini, 52, died in hospital in South Africa on Sunday.

Kenya’s black market baby trade: A mother’s choice

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What drives a mother to sell her baby for £70? The story of a woman caught between poverty and traffickers.

Nigeria school attack: Gunmen who seized children in Katsina ‘surrounded’

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Gunmen raided an all-boys boarding school on Friday, abducting an unknown number of children.